第一单元: Unit 1 第一棵: Lesson 1 你好吗？

Happy Chinese: textbook video http://www. chinese Watch the video three times and discuss. Who is in the video? Where are they? What is happening in the video? What do you think they are communicating about?

手 shou (hand) + 戈 ge(bow) 我 wǒ (n.) Me, myself, I http://www.nciku.com/search/zh/searchorder/1316054/我 Radicals: 手 shou (hand) + 戈 ge(bow) Sample Sentences: 我是迈克。 I am Mike. 我爱你。 I love you. 我很好。 I am very well.

人rén (person) + 小 xiǎo (small) 你 nǐ (n.) You, your http://www.nciku.com/search/zh/searchorder/1310859/你 Radicals: 人rén (person) + 小 xiǎo (small) Sample Sentences: 你好！Hello! 你好吗？How are you? 你是小海吗？Are you Xiao Hai?

好hǎo (adj.) good, well, fine http://www.nciku.com/search/zh/searchorder/1305834/好 Radicals: 女 nu (woman) + 子 zi (child) Sample Sentences: 你好！Hello! 你好吗？How are you? 我很好。I am fine.

彳fu (step) + 艮gen (mountain) (pronunciation element) 很hěn (adv.) very, alot http://www.nciku.com/search/zh/searchorder/1306010/很 Radicals: 彳fu (step) + 艮gen (mountain) (pronunciation element) Sample Sentences: 我很好。　I am very well. 我不很好。I am not very well 他很好。　He is well.

吗ma (particle) final character in ?’s http://www.nciku.com/search/zh/searchorder/1310038/吗 Radicals: 口kou (mouth) + 马 ma (horse) pronunciation element Sample Sentences: 你好吗？　 How are you? 你很好吗？　Are you well? 他是迈克吗？Is he Mike?

人 ren (person) + 也 ye (also) 他 tā (n.) he; him http://www.nciku.com/search/zh/searchorder/1314666/他 Radicals: 人 ren (person) + 也 ye (also) Sample Sentences: 他是迈克吗？ 他不是迈克，他是小海。 他很好吗？

她 TĀ (n.) she; her RADICALS 女 NU (GIRL) + 也 YE (ALSO) http://www.nciku.com/search/zh/searchorder/40598/她 RADICALS 女 NU (GIRL) + 也 YE (ALSO) Sample Sentences: 她不是安妮。 她很好。 她很好吗？

父 FU (FATHER) + 巴 BA (PRONUNCIATION PART) 爸爸 BÀBA (n.) father; dad http://www.nciku.com/search/zh/searchorder/1300217/爸 RADICALS: 父 FU (FATHER) + 巴 BA (PRONUNCIATION PART) Sample Sentences: 他是我爸爸。 我爸爸很好。 爸爸，他是迈克。

女 NU (WOMAN) + 马 MA (HORSE) 妈妈 māma (n.) mother; mom http://www.nciku.com/search/zh/searchorder/1309998/妈 RADICALS: 女 NU (WOMAN) + 马 MA (HORSE) Sample Sentences: 她 是我妈妈。 我妈妈很好！ 妈妈，你好吗？

是 shì (v.)to be - is; am; are http://www.nciku.com/search/zh/searchorder/1313883/是 Radicals: 日 ri (sun) + 正 zheng (correct; upright) Sample Sentences: 我是安妮。I am Annie. 你是迈克吗？Are you Mike? 他是小海。 That is Xiao Hai

不 bù (negative prefix) not; no; none http://www.nciku.com/search/zh/searchorder/1301193/不 Radicals; 不 bu is it’s own radical Sample Sentences: 我不很好。 他不很好吗？ 你不好吗？

马马虎虎 mǎmahúhu (adj.) so-so, OK http://www.nciku.com/search/zh/searchorder/1310011/马 马 means horse and is its own radical. http://www.nciku.com/search/zh/searchorder/1306193/虎 虎 means tiger. Radicals: 几 ji (small table) + 七 qi (spoon) + 广 yan (house on a cliff) Sample Sentences: 我马马虎虎。 你好吗？

叫 jiào (v.) to be called; named http://www.nciku.com/search/zh/searchorder/1307606/ Radical: 口 mouth Sample Sentences: 我叫安妮。I’m called Ann 他叫小海吗？Is he called Xiao Hai? 我爸爸叫汤姆。 My dad is called Tom

什么 shén me (particle) what http://www.nciku.com/search/zh/searchorder/1313405/ http://www.nciku.com/search/zh/searchorder/134635/ Radicals: 什 = 人 (person) + 十 (ten) 么 = 厶 （private) + 丿 Sample Sentences: 你叫什么？What’s are you called? 他叫什么？What’s he called? 是什么？ Is what?

Answer the teacher in chinese: 你叫什么？ 我叫。。。 你好吗？ 我很好 不很好 / 马马虎虎 你妈妈好吗？ 她很好。 你爸爸好吗？ 他很好。 你好不好？ 我很好 / 我不很好

Activity: Have a conversation with 8 people. You must say hello, your name and ask them how they are and reply to their questions. After you are finished, sign your name on each other’s map. You MUST both write your name on the same city line.

他叫什么？

她叫什么？

他/她 好不好？？

Activity: Introduction Lines We will now do an activity to practice introducing each other to new people using this structure: 你好，我叫。。。 OR 你好，我是。。。 你好，他叫。。。 OR 你好，他是。。。 你好，她叫。。。 OR 你好，她是。。。